CATARMAN, Northern Samar, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- A road network to Barangay Hinagdanan, the farthest barangay of the municipality of San Roque, this province, is a solution to the insurgency problem in this town.
This was expressed by Mayor Don Abalon during the Laging Handa Network Briefing when asked by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar on the presence of New People's Army (NPA) in San Roque.
“The town used to have this problem way back, but in 2015 the municipality was declared insurgency-free, however, during this time of pandemic, NPA targets barangays particularly those with problem on accessibility,” said Mayor Abalon.
“Almost all barangays of the town have already roads except Barangay Hinagdanan. That is why, NPA went there convincing barangay people to support them, give them foods and other things. If the barangay is accessible to the town proper, this problem will be solved,” Mayor Abalon added.
During the interview, Mayor Abalon requested the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) for the approval of the proposed program requested as early as 2014, the Mondragon-San Roque-Pambujan-Silvino Lubos road to connect the interior barangays which are the mobility corridor of the New People’s Army.
“If we put roads in, we can hamper their mobility and we can protect our people in these areas,” Abalon said. (ldl/and/PIA-N. Samar)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1051014
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